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0. W. EHMAN BUTTON.

No. 259,298. I Patented June 18, 1882.

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Nrrn r'a'rns CHARLES W. EHMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLESJ. V

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CAVENAUGH, OF MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,298, dated June 13,1882.

Application filed January 27, 1982. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES W. EHMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inButtons and Button-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of that side of thebutton which contains the slot hereinafter mentioned. Fig. 2 is a viewof the button-holder, particularly intentled to show the shank thatslips into said slot; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the hutton andside view of the holder when the shank of the latter is inserted intothe slot of the former, as intended in ordinary use.

A represents the button, B the button-holdor, c the slot in the button,(I the shank of the button-holder, e the head of such shank, and

fthe spiral or oblong eye of the button A.

The object of myinvention is to provide for conveniently fastening orbuttoning clothes without the use of button-holes; and the inventionconsists in the making of a button and button-holder, substantially ashereinafter described.

The button and button-holder are made in separate parts. The button A isprovided with a key-hole slot or opening, 0, and is sufficientl y hollowto receive the head of the shank of the button-holder.

I prefer to have the slot run lengthwise of the button, as shown in thedrawings, Fig. 1, and to have it on the under side, so that it will benext to the garment; but, all this being matter of taste, the slot mayrun crosswise of the button, or be made in any other way desired. Whenmade as shown in the drawings, the slot should be larger at the endfarthest from the edge of the garment than at the other, so that thehead of the shank may enter at the largest part, and, slipping down inthe slot, form a secure fastening.

The button A is also provided with an oblong or spiral eye, f, forattaching it to the garment. This eye is located near the end of thebutton farthest from the edge of the cloth, and permits of the buttonbeing attached that enters the slot, which serves to hold the button andbutton-holder together.

The flat part of the button-holder may be sewed or fastened to thegarment in any convenient way, the same as any ordinary button.

The invention is intended to be used substantially as follows: Thebutton is fastened or sewed by a spiral or oblong eye, or in any otherconvenient manner, to one side of the garment to be buttoned. Theslotted side should be under or next to the garment, and the buttonshould be fastened loosely, so as to allow of its being slightly raisedor lifted out from the garment. The button-holder is fastened or sewedon the otherside of the garment opposite the button. on the under orinner side of the cloth, and to have only so much of the shank protrudethrough the cloth as will be necessary, with the head, for itsengagement in the slot of the button. In closing or buttoning up thegarment the two parts thereof are drawn togeth- I prefer to put it 1 orso as to allow sufficient overlapping. Thebutton is slightly raised orlifted oif the cloth, and the shank allowed to enter the slot. The shankwill naturally slip toward the end nearest the edge of the garment, andthe slot at this point being smaller than the head of the shank a securefastening will be immediately formed. In unbuttoning the operation isreversed.

The invention is applicable to all kinds of clothing, and the principaladvantage claimed for it is that it dispenses with the use ofbutton-holes, and thus saves the labor and expense of making them, aswell as improves the appearance and adds to the durability of a garment;but other advantages will also be found to result from its use.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure 5 by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the button A, having the slot 0 on its under side andthe eye f near one end, and the button-holder B, having the shankd, withthe head 0, so arranged that the 10 button may be fastened to one sideof the garment and the button-holder to the other, and that the-button,being fastened by means of the eye j; may be slightly raised or liftedoff the cloth When it is desired to button or unbutton the garment,substantially as described, 15 and for the purposes set forth.

CHARLES WV. EHMAN. Witnesses: Y

O. O. LINTHIGUM, LEWIS G. BLossoM.

